Machine for cutting cigar-wrappers



(N0 ModeL) O. HAMMBRSTEIN.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING CIGAR WRAPPBRS. No. 390,167.

Patented Sept. 25,1888.

Min/4M BY 7 v WITNESSES ATTOHAIEYJ PETERS Pho'omhognpher. WlthinginrL D. C.

lhuTan STATES PATENT GFFICE.

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO GUSTAV FAIK AND ARNOLD FALK, OF SAME PLACE, AND THE UNIVERSAL CIGAR ROLLING MACHINE COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING CIGAR-WRAPPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,167, dated September 25, 1888.

Application filed February 25, 1888. Serial No. 265,975. (No model.)

To ll h it may rn.- The rollers E E are designed to be vertically Be it known that I, OSCAR HAMMEnsTmN, movable above the die or cutter A and exert a resident of the city, county, and State of acertain pressure upon the die. For thispur- New York, have invented an Improved Mapose I secure to the shafts b b upwardly-exchine for CuttingXVrappers forCigars or other tending arms or cranks d d, as shown in Fig. Analogous Sheets, of which the following is a 2. To the outer or free ends of the cranks d d, specification. I attach springs e e, the other ends of which 5 The object of my invention is to provide an springs are secured to the bracket F or other improved machine for cutting in the desired support. These springs 66, by drawing down shape the wrappers for cigars or other analothe outer ends of the cranks d d, serve to press gous sheets. the rollers E E upon the die or cutter A.

The invention consists in the details of im- To regulate the downward movement of the provement and the combinations of parts, that rollers E, and also their pressure upon the die will be more fully hereinafter set forth. A, I pivot to the bracket F plates ff, that r 5 Reference is to be had to the accompanying abut at one end against the cranks d d. These drawings, forming part of this specification, plates f f, at the ends that abut against the in whichcranks (l, are preferably beveled. The plates 6 Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for are also provided with slots 9, that receive cutting cigarwrappers or other analogous screws 71, which screws pass into the bracket 20 sheets constructed according to my invention; F and serve to hold the plates f in o iti and Fig. 2 is a vertical erosssection on theline By turning the platesff on their pivots i, so a c, Fig. 1. as to bring a different part of their beveled In the accompanying drawings, the letter A ends opposite the cranks, the downward moverepresents a die or cutter for the tobaccoment of said cranks, and thereby the rollers 25 leaves. The die or cutter A may be of ap- E E, and the pressure of said rollers on the die proved outline for forming the wrappers or orcutter A,1nay be limited and regulated; but things to be cut. For wrappers I prefer the instead of pivoting the plates f, as shown, 5 outline substantially as showninFig. 1. The they could be moved longitudinally toward die or cutter A, instead of being open centhe cranks d. In this case their ends need not 0 trally with tapering vertical sides, as shown, be beveled.

may be a solid piece having the proper out- To cut or crease a wrapper by my improved line. Said die or cutter is adapted to be remachine, I proceed as follows: The die or cutciprocatedlongitudinally, and for this purpose ter A is drawn from beneath the rollers E, or I mount it on a sliding support or block, B, the rollers moved over the die. The wrapper 5 that is guided in a grooved or other suitably- G is first preferably moistened and then laid arranged b 1), upon the die. The die or cutter, carrying the E E are two rollers, preferably concave, as wrapper, is then advanced under the rollers, shown, that bear upon the cuttingedges of the or the latter over the die, so that the rollers die or cutter A at an obtuse angle. These by pressing upon the wrapper and cutter cut 0 rollers E E are mounted on spindles a a, that or crease the wrapper in. the proper outline. are secured to short shafts I) b, suitably jour- The wrapperis now removed from the die, and naled in a bracket, F. The bracket F is supwill be found of. the desired form. ported on the base D and extends over the As shown, the rollers E E do not bear didie or cutter A, as clearly shown. The spinrectly upon the extreme upper edge of thedie, 5 dles a a are carried above the die or cutter A but bear upon the side thereof at an obtuse at an obtuse angle, so that the rollers EE will angle. By this means the wrapper is readily bear upon the outer side of the cutting-edge out, the roller at the same time acting to 5 of the die, as shown. sharpen the edge of the die. With this con.

struction the die or cutter may be used continuously without being sharpened by other means than that shown.

Although I have shown two rollers, E E, as bearing upon the side of the cutting'edge, it is evident that one roller could be used solely. In this case the die or cutter would be passed under the roller or the roller over the die, said roller bearing upon the die or cutter at the obtuse angle, as shown. After the diehas passed from under the roller or the roller from over the die, said die or roller, whieheveris moved, will be turned around, and then passed back toitsfirstposition. In this backward passage the roller will bear upon the opposite edge of the die. Thus the two sides of the wrapper will be cut in succession.

I do not claim a horizontal pressure-roller combined with a cutter. Such rollers have been used; but they blunt the cutter, and are themselves creased in operation. My inclined rollers tend rather to sharpen than to dull the cutter, and are themselves not creased or injured in the operation.

Having now described myinvention, whatI claim is- 1. The combination, with a cuttingdie, of the roller E, that bears upon the cutting-edge or angle of the die at an obtuse angle, one be ing movable with relation to the other, and a spindle for supporting said roller, substantially as described.

2. The cutting-die A, combined with the roller E, that bears upon the cutting-edge of the die at an obtuse angle, one being movable with relation to the other, spindle a, carrying opposite sides of said die, one being movable with'relation to the other, spindles a a, that carry said rollers, and means, substantially as described, for pressing the rollers upon the die and for regulating such pressure, as specified.

5. The combination of the ciiitting-die A, that is guided on the base D, bracket F, that extends over said die, shaftb, spindle a, carried thereby, roller E, carried by said spindle, springactuated c'rank d, and adjusting-plates, substantially as herein shown and described.

OSCAR I-I AMMERSTEIN.

\Vitnesses:

I'IARRY M. Tuna, T. F. Bowinn. 

